The Salmon P. Chase Papers: Correspondence, 1823-1857
by John Niven
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Transcriptions of Chase's most important letters to the prominent political figures of his day, including Martin and John Van Buren, Gamaliel Bailey, Frederick Douglass, Joshua Giddings, John P. Hale, William H. Seward and Charles Sumner, are among those collected in this first ever published edition of his correspondence. Besides offering valuable insight into Chase's character, private life, and cultural affairs, this collection contributes to an understanding of mid-19th-century public show more policy, particularly antislavery reform politics. show lessTags
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John Niven is professor emeritus of American history at the Claremont Graduate School
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- 977.1 — History & geography History of North America North central United States Ohio
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- E415.6 .C48 — History of the United States United States Revolution to the Civil War, 1775/1783-1861 By period Middle nineteenth century, 1845/1848-1861 Collected works of American statesmen
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